Finally, I've collected all of the items for my appreciation package . . . I planned to send the package to Kirkuk -- Do you want me to send it to Mosul instead?! [Let me know before Tuesday.]
APPRECIATION PACKAGE
Kirkuk, Iraq?
BOOKS:
“100 People Who are Screwing Up America (and Al Franken is #37)”
-- Bernard Goldberg
“A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W Bush”
-- Ronald Kessler
“The Truth About Hillary” – Edward Klein
“1776” – David McCullough
“The Purpose Drive Life” – Rick Warren
MAGAZINES:
1—“Chevy High Performance”
1—“Popular Hot Rodding”
1—“Lindy’s 2005 Pro Football”
1—“Lindy’s 2005 National College Football”
DVDs:
“Spider-Man”
“Spider-Man II”
“The Quiet Man” (John Wayne/Maureen O’Hara)
President George W Bush: A Speech to the Nation from Fort Bragg
FOOD/DRINK:
Starbuck’s Coffee
Lemon-Lime Gatorade
Tazo Assorted Black and Green Teas
Twizzlers
Bertie Bott’s Beans
Harry Potter Drooble’s (blowing gum)
Wrigleys Polar Ice gum
Old Fashioned Lemon Drops
Old Fashioned Cinnamon Drops
MISCELLANEOUS:
Aloe Vera Gel
Banana Boat Sport Lip Balm
AA Eveready batteries
35 MM Flack Cameras
Playing Cards (Poker)
Super Water Bombs
Dear Deb,
You have a choice.
I've already sent the President's speech on Iraq to the Battery at Kirkuk (MJY1288 sent me a bunch of copies), so you could send your package to the military intelligence group at Kirkuk instead.
MI has requested Westerns. Battery has requested Clint Eastwood and Adam Sandler. MI might like The Quiet Man best as they like John Wayne.
I have no other clues to offer you.
Either APO would be fine. I have donors of 1776 for Mosul, Bagram, and the Engineers at Baghdad. The only other unit that we haven't sent much to yet is the psyops in Baghdad. You can take what clues you can about what they would like from their 4th of July picture. Some of them might like the tea the best.
The only reason I suggested MI is that I don't think our new contact at the Battery is as interested in politics as Charles was. However, the contact at MI is very succinct, also, in his emails -- neither is a chatterer like Charles was -- so I don't know.
It would be interesting to hear about any reaction you get from either. They are both loosening up a tad since we've sent them so much stuff now.
I'll send you the APO for either MI at Kirkuk or Psyop at Bagram if you want your terrific package to go there instead of the Battery at Kirkuk.
Let me know.
Cheers!
Patty